Subject: Re: Almost there on laserwriter via netatalk
From: Sean O. Denney (sdenney@cise.ufl.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 14 2001 - 19:18:21 MDT
Whe you setup your printcap file, have one setting for eps and ps
files, then have another for text files. This is what mine looks
like:
stylps|Apple Stylewriter for PostScript, using gs for rasterization:\
:lp=/dev/stylewriter:sd=/var/spool/lpd/stylps:\
:px#3060:py#3960:sh:sf:rw:\
:if=/usr/local/sbin/stylps:\
:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
Of course this is for a Stylewriter 2400, a non-poscript
printer. To convert from postscript to raw format, a printer help file
is called. The printer file /usr/local/sbin/stylps is a simple one
line argument to gs:
/usr/local/bin/gs -q -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=pbmraw -r360x360 \
-sOutputFile=- - \
|/usr/local/sbin/lpstyl
You'll have to figure out your own specific settings to gs to convert
from raw format to postscript, but this should get you started on the
right track.
--- Sean
On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Ted Goranson wrote:
> Doggies--
>
> Have found a few netatalk tutorials on-line. Also. John Fuller sent
> me some useful info. I can now actually print from term using:
>
> lpr -P lp file.eps
>
> which is miraculous considering how blind is my insight.
>
> But I cannot do
>
> lpr -P lp file.txt nor print from an application.
>
> I have no zones. The printer is a LaserWriter Pro 630 and has that
> precise name.
>
> I'm sure there is just one more thing to do. Any help warmly appreciated.
>
> Best, Ted
>
>
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